Blogs from Poland, Europe - page 2

Zgorzelec is an interesting town on the bank of the river which forms the border between Poland and Germany. Prior to World War II it was actually a suburb of its German neighbour Görlitz, but when the borders were redrawn it found itself part of Poland! In all honesty, there's not an awful lot to see and do there, but it is definitely cheaper to base yourself there and walk over to Görlitz, which is what the next entry will be about! We stayed in the comfortable url=https://www.booking.com/hotel/pl/banapart-loft.en-gb.html?aid=1769628&sid=d4b4e7446b3417d12e795b84674ca42d;label=postbooking_confpageBanApart apartment, but if three floors of stairs is too much for you, you might want to look elsewhere! We actually liked Zgorzelec though. The weather wasn't brilliant but that meant it wasn't too hot to wander around. The riverside path is lovely and gives great views over to ... read more

We had a leisurely start then out to Gossip for breakfast before wandering up up to see St. Florian's Gate - built around the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower in the city walls this is part of the city's fortifications against Tatar attack - and the Kraków Barbican - a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls. Wandered back down to the Main Market Square with Saint Mary's Basilica and the cloth hall. After a quick browse of the souvenirs we went to look around Rynek Underground museum situated below the market square. This contains remnants of medieval walls, streets and waterworks reconstructions of workshops, the remains of burned settlements, the oldest of which dates from the 11th century. There were also holograms, fog machines and screens to ... read more

The sky was full of lightning, the thunder was rumbling and the rain was pouring but that did not stop Tom from continuing his tour showing the beautiful arts & crafts architecture in Krakow. The summer jazz festival was going ahead despite the weather. In 1978, the entire old town of Krakow was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The illuminated buildings against the dark skies looked even more spectacular with the flashes of lightning. The Main Market Square was built in the 13th century after the city was demolished by the Tatars, it is the largest medieval square in Europe. The Cloth Hall is the centerpiece of the Main Market Square, it was closing at 9pm but we were able to go inside at least out of the rain for Tom. We were able to ... read more

http://www.heygo.com 18th February - Jewish Quarter Krakow Kazimierz – the district south of the Old Tiwn was the centre of Jewish life in Kraków for over 500 years, before it was systematically destroyed during World War II. In the communist era it became one of Kraków’s dodgiest districts while gradually falling into disrepair. Rediscovered in the 1990s, thanks to the fall of the regime and worldwide exposure through the lens of Steven Spielberg in the film Schindler’s List Today, our virtual guide Christopher took us around this bohemian neighbourhood packed with historical sites, atmospheric cafes and art galleries, although due to Covid all closed. At one time there were 19 synagogues in this area now there are 7 active synagogues. It was interesting to hear how the Nazi’s used some of the synagogues as stables during ... read more

Polsko a hlavne sever v okoli gdanskusom mal v plane uz davnejsie, no stale do toho nieco prislo. Tentoraz sa zadarilo. Kedze uz bol oktober a dost zimnou moc sa po prirode behat nedalo (dalo by sa, ak by clovek mal oblecenie), tak sme riesili hlavne mesta. Ludia vo vseobecnosti prijemny, krasne elegantne polky nesklamali. Jedlo dobre, hlavne velka variacia pirogov (odporucam siet stary mlyn). Zapekacku bol vsak dost problem zohnat co ma prekvapilo. Som cakal, ze to bude na kazdom rohu. lacny alkohol v pijany vodky i piva (alebo tak neako sa to po polsky vola), odporucam tiez siet likeru vishna. Dopravu sme riesili hlavne ic vlakmi, tie velmi pohodlne, ziadne meskania, ciste, vyhoda rezervovane miesto. Ono ako som uz spominal, mohol som zistit, ci neni neaky rail pass, zrejme by to osekalo naklady. Bohuzial ... read more